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Bill O’Reilly’s latest outburst — threatens NYT reporter
Luke Brinker
In honor of O'Reilly's latest blowup, we look back at some of his most bombastic threats
Secrets of the right-wing “brain”: The hilarious wingnut scheme to pretend Jeb Bush is a squishy liberal
Heather Digby Parton
A regular Fox News circus clown is now attacking Jeb Bush. His angle is transparent -- but perhaps effective
Mitch breaks shutdown promise: Why McConnell’s now eating his words on a key pledge
Simon Maloy
After the midterms, Mitch McConnell promised "no possibility of a government shutdown." Not anymore
Rudy Giuliani’s sad self-destruction: How “America’s mayor” became just another GOP sidewalk lunatic
Jim Sleeper
There is an important lesson here for us all: How often genuine political promise coexists with puerility and worse
Downfall of a simulated celebrity: Brian Williams, Max Headroom and the performance of credibility
Andrew O'Hehir
Forget the damn helicopter. The most manufactured news celebrity of our time briefly looked human, so he had to go
How the CIA gets away with it: Our democracy is their real enemy
Scott Horton
The inside, untold story of CIA's efforts to mislead Congress -- and the people -- about torture will horrify you
Terrible news for Hillary Clinton: Bill Kristol thinks she’s going to win
Luke Brinker
Former secretary of state is on track to win the presidency, pundit with history of awful predictions predicts
Progressive favorite Russ Feingold moves closer to a Senate comeback
Luke Brinker
Wiped out in the 2010 Tea Party wave, the liberal Wisconsinite looks like he wants his old job back
Jeb’s ugly Iraq revisionism: Laying the failure of his brother’s war on Obama
Simon Maloy
Jeb Bush says mistakes were made in Iraq, but his courageous brother fixed it all up before Obama ruined everything
Boehner & Bibi’s blunder: The problem is much bigger than not giving Obama a “heads up”
Jim Newell
The problem with Boehner's invitation to the Israeli PM wasn't merely that he forgot to notify the White House
EXCLUSIVE: America’s last great convention: Mondale, Jackson & Hart dish to Salon about wild 1984 DNC
Phil Hirschkorn
EXCLUSIVE: From "Tale of two cities" to behind-the-scenes drama, political icons tell us about the classic '84 DNC
“I no longer love blue skies”: What life is like under the constant threat of a drone attack
Hyacinth Mascarenhas
Victims from Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia reflect on the devastating human cost of U.S. airstrikes
Tina Fey’s Sarah Palin: When “Saturday Night Live” finally got political satire right
Andrew O'Hehir
The show's ultra-mild "political satire" looks badly outmoded today – but there have been unforgettable moments
We are not a Christian nation: Ronald Reagan, John F. Kennedy and the eternal lie of the “city upon a hill”
Peter Manseau
John Winthrop's "city upon a hill" dominates presidential rhetoric and our self-understanding. Here's the problem
Fox News’ collective head is about to explode: Another right-wing freakout over Obama and Bill Ayers
Luke Brinker
The right is already going berserk at the news
Obama’s endless war on endless war: Paying lip service to ending the “war on terror”
Simon Maloy
President Obama remains committed to bringing an end to America’s constant war footing… eventually
“It’s going to take a crisis”: Why Republicans have a stranglehold on U.S. politics
Elias Isquith
Celebrated prophet of the Obama coalition John Judis tells Salon how Republicans suddenly got the upper hand
“Shame on them”: Obama slams Staples for getting around Obamacare mandate
Joanna Rothkopf
A Staples spox responded: "The president appears not to have all the facts"
Obama’s dubious marriage equality claim: Why he’s still “bulls****ing”
Luke Brinker
President offers convoluted answer in response to claims in new David Axelrod book
Who will factcheck Fox News now? We’re lost without Stewart and Colbert
Sophia A. McClennen
No Stewart, no Colbert -- we're heading into a 2016 presidential race where wingnuts may be allowed to roam free
US withdrawing most troops fighting Ebola in West Africa
Josh Lederman
Yes, Bush lied about Iraq: Why are we still arguing about this?
Simon Maloy
Sorry, WSJ: Reminding everyone that George W. Bush lied about Iraq is good and necessary -- because man, did he lie
7 fascist regimes America enthusiastically supported
Alex Henderson
Republicans critical of Obama's Cuba strategy ignore our long history of propping up Latin American dictatorships
Mike Huckabee on the threat of Islam v. climate change: “A beheading is much worse than a sunburn”
Joanna Rothkopf
Today in inappropriate comparisons...
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